Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      cup           onion -- chopped
     1/4  cup           salad oil;
   1      cup           tomato sauce
     1/4  cup           brown sugar
     1/4  cup           water
     1/4  cup           lemon juice
     1/4  cup           bottled steak sauce
   1      teaspoon      salt
     1/4  teaspoon      pepper
   3      pounds        loin back ribs or meaty spareribs -- up to 4
                        sawed in 2 strips about 4 inches wide

Preparation:

For sauce, cook onion in hot oil until tender but not brown, add the next 7 ingredients. Simmer uncovered for 15 min or until of nice sauce consistency. Salt and pepper the ribs, lace in accordion style on spit, securing with with holding forks. Put a drip pan under ribs. Attach spit to motor and lower bbq hood. let ribs rotate over slow coals 1 hour or till meat is well done. Last 30 min., brush ribs frequently with sauce and add dampened wood (hickory) chunks to coals for smoke flavor.